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Touched by God

(Paperback)


Publishing Details

Full Title:

Touched by God

Contributors:

By (Author) Bobby Jones
By (author) Lesley Sussman

ISBN:

9780671020033

Publisher:

Simon & Schuster

Imprint:

Gallery

Publication Date:

15th February 2000

Country:

United States

Classifications

Readership:

General

Fiction/Non-fiction:

Non Fiction

Main Subject:
Other Subjects:

Personal religious testimony and popular inspirational works
Sacred and religious music

Dewey:

B

Physical Properties

Physical Format:

Paperback

Number of Pages:

320

Dimensions:

Width 140mm, Height 216mm, Spine 21mm

Weight:

337g

Description

In a soul-lifting collection that resounds with joy, today's black gospel superstars tell how the Lord has changed their lives, shaped their music -- and led them to triumph over life's most incredible trials. Dr. Bobby Jones, host of Black Entertainment Television's Bobby Jones Gospel and Video Gospel, joins nineteen acclaimed gospel performers whose personal stories, like the healing, hopeful music they were called to sing, are celebrations of God's glory. Kirk Franklin reveals how it took the violent death of his close friend for God to reach out and touch him, and turn him from a gang-banger to a minister for Christ. John P. Kee affirms that God saved him from drugs and the fast-money lifestyle of the streets. Shirley Caesar remembers how she fell apart when her mother died, and how the Lord helped put the pieces of her life back together. Given only a few months to live by his doctors, blind minister and gospel star Rev. James Moore praises God for a different kind of prognosis that keeps him singing to this very day. Gospel matriarch Albertina Walker's testimony affirms her God-given stamina in a harsh world that has tried to knock her down more than once. Dottie Peoples describes an encounter with an angel that took her out of nightclubs and returned her to singing gospel music in church. As rousing as a gospel choir in full swing, these and other inspiring accounts of hope and transformation confirm the power of music and faith -- and will stir the hearts of those looking to strengthen their own ties with the Lord.

Reviews

The Birmingham Times Gripping tales...A collection of stories that needs to be told.

Author Bio

Dr. Bobby Jones, a Grammy(R) and Dove(R)- Award-winning performer, is host and executive producer of television's only nationally syndicated gospel program, Bobby Jones Gospel, seen weekly by five million viewers. He has won the Cable Ace Award for excellence in programming on cable television, and two Grammys: Best Performance by a Black Contemporary Gospel Group for his Soul Set Free album, and another for a single recorded with Barbara Mandrell. He has also won numerous awards for his contributions to gospel music, including the 1997 Stellar Award and NAACP Image Award.

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